View source for 2012-08-07 11:23 pm/Mandan City Commission gives Wal-Mart $403,000 tax break

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[[title/short::Mandan City Commission gives Wal-Mart $403,000 tax break]]
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* '''when''': [[when posted::2012-08-07 11:23 pm]]
* '''author''': [[author::Leann Eckroth]]
* '''source''': [[site::The Bismarck Tribune]]
* '''topics''': [[topic::Wal-Mart]] [[topic::corporate welfare]] [[topic::US/ND]]
* '''link''': [[URL::http://bismarcktribune.com/news/local/mandan-city-commission-gives-wal-mart-tax-break/article_8d782fa2-e0eb-11e1-8bb3-001a4bcf887a.html]]
* '''title''': [[title::Mandan City Commission gives Wal-Mart $403,000 tax break]]
* '''summary''': [[Summary::After two hours of hot debate, the Mandan City Commission on Tuesday gave the [[Wal-Mart]] Stores Inc., its first property tax break in [[US/ND|the state]], to build a supercenter in the city.]]
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<p>After two hours of hot debate, the Mandan City Commission on Tuesday gave the [[Wal-Mart]] Stores Inc., its first property tax break in the state, to build a supercenter in the city.</p>

<p>The tax break &ndash; worth about $403,000 over two years &ndash; passed with a 3-2 vote. Commissioners Dot Frank, Dennis Rohr and Sandra Tibke voted yes. Mayor Arlyn VanBeek and Commissioner Mike Braun voted no.</p>

<p>Commissioners downsized the corporation's original request for $700,000 in tax breaks over five years. The Mandan Growth Fund Committee recommended a five-year plan that would have given Wal-Mart full tax breaks for two years, 75 percent for year three, 50 percent in year four and 25 percent in year five.</p>

<p>Frank made the motion for a full tax break for two years after hearing opposition to five years of tax breaks.</p>
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